TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards nursing leadership for professional and career outcomes of Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) students
T2 - A case study
AU - Redley, Bernice
AU - Forbes, Helen
AU - Bloomer, Melissa
AU - Tomlinson, Emily
AU - Manias, Elizabeth
AU - Botti, Mari
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was not supported by funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: Within Australia and internationally, there is increasing and widespread recognition of the importance of developing nurses’ capabilities in research and evidence-based practice to advance the discipline. Literature is sparse on the contribution of nursing Honours degrees to academic, professional, and industry outcomes in nursing. Aims and objectives: To critically evaluate the contribution of a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree to individual career development and nursing leadership, the profession, higher education, and the health industry to inform future directions. Methods: This case study of a longstanding Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree uses data collected from multiple sources. The data included university and public records, as well as an anonymous online survey in 2018-19 of all students who had enrolled in the programme since 2004. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Cross-Sectional Studies checklist was followed. Findings: Of the 95 Honours programme graduates, 22.1% (n = 21) progressed to PhD studies, and 33.7% (n = 32) produced one or more publications. Of the 42 participants who accessed the survey, 78.6% (n = 33) had completed the nursing Honours programme, and 21.4% (n = 9) had commenced but did not complete the degree. Insufficient time was the main reason for not completing the nursing Honours degree, and qualitative responses indicated the nursing Honours degree developed student confidence and skills relevant to research and professional practice. Discussion: Findings highlight opportunities for nursing Honours degrees to contribute to individual achievement, best practices in healthcare, development of future leaders in nursing, and discipline-specific research outcomes. Conclusion: Nursing Honours degrees can offer important benefits to the individual, as well as the profession and the healthcare industry.
AB - Background: Within Australia and internationally, there is increasing and widespread recognition of the importance of developing nurses’ capabilities in research and evidence-based practice to advance the discipline. Literature is sparse on the contribution of nursing Honours degrees to academic, professional, and industry outcomes in nursing. Aims and objectives: To critically evaluate the contribution of a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree to individual career development and nursing leadership, the profession, higher education, and the health industry to inform future directions. Methods: This case study of a longstanding Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree uses data collected from multiple sources. The data included university and public records, as well as an anonymous online survey in 2018-19 of all students who had enrolled in the programme since 2004. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Cross-Sectional Studies checklist was followed. Findings: Of the 95 Honours programme graduates, 22.1% (n = 21) progressed to PhD studies, and 33.7% (n = 32) produced one or more publications. Of the 42 participants who accessed the survey, 78.6% (n = 33) had completed the nursing Honours programme, and 21.4% (n = 9) had commenced but did not complete the degree. Insufficient time was the main reason for not completing the nursing Honours degree, and qualitative responses indicated the nursing Honours degree developed student confidence and skills relevant to research and professional practice. Discussion: Findings highlight opportunities for nursing Honours degrees to contribute to individual achievement, best practices in healthcare, development of future leaders in nursing, and discipline-specific research outcomes. Conclusion: Nursing Honours degrees can offer important benefits to the individual, as well as the profession and the healthcare industry.
KW - Academic success
KW - Careers in nursing
KW - Evidence-based nursing
KW - Honours degrees
KW - Leadership
KW - Nursing research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colegn.2021.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.colegn.2021.07.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112682484
SN - 1322-7696
VL - 28
SP - 692
EP - 702
JO - Collegian
JF - Collegian
IS - 6
ER -